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it won't read normal cd's that includes music, data and blank! but has no probs with dvd burning and playing! any ideas?
hi my Phillips dvd rw (will post make and model) has gone a little funny!
it won't read normal cd's that includes music, data and blank! but has no probs with dvd burning and playing! any ideas?
Tried cleaning the lens?
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no not yet it's still stuck in my shuttle i shall dig it out later! i hope it is that
lens clean has done nout, anyone else? as i have a shuttle i don't have another cd drive, this is a prob so i will have to buy another allinone dvd combo!! bugger!
Sounds like the len's has gone mate.
Can you test it in another PC ?
Originally Posted by Saracen
for the first time ever i don't have another pc to test on!! man this must be a first! i will see what i can dig out, does anyone think this could be software?
I've had two people report drives not reading blanks etc now, in one case after connecting a hard disk in the optical drives place, then swapping back again. Very strange. I certainly would reserve judgement for a format if it isn't solved before then.
thats what i did! swaped a hard drive the day before into where the dvd was and then swaped back!!! uh o i need to test in another machine! ASAP!
try re-flashing the drive with the latest firmware? might fix it
ok i will have a look on the phillips site
usually thats the result of the lens/laser failing. Theres two of each in a dvd/cd drive, so the dvd one is working fine.
Usually this can be fixed by opening up the drive, inside somewhere there should be two small pots for adjusting the laser. this pic shows the pots in a ps2, ignore the text. Idealy you would use an ossiloscope to calibrate the laser properly...
http://www.psrtech.co.uk/here/Checki...ils400BorC.jpg
I had this prob with a ps2 once, its quite a common problem.
For the ps2 I managed to get the cd working again but the dvd didnt work.
ok cheers mate, i guess i should try and sort this, i have been moaning about it for a week
Due to the fact that the same thing occured for him, i think it's not hardware failure? :X
i have tried it in another computer same issue, so i reckon this time it could be hardware, it won't read or write any form of cd, but the dvd is fine, so i have passed this on to my bro now, as he can still use the dvd side of the drive.
Jim
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